Letter-box support.



G. G. WALLACE & H. HART.

LETTER BOX SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1908. I V

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

1 STATES PATIENT GEORGE GREGORY WALLACE, OF GIRARD, ALABAMA, AND HARRY HART, OF GENTIAN GEORGIA.

LETTER-BOX SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Jan. 26, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE GREGGRY WALLAoE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Girard, in the county of Russell, State of Alabama, and HARRY HART, a subj ect of the King of Great Britain, residing at Gentian, in the county of Muscogee and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Letter-Box Supports; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in supports for rural letter boxes.

The object of the invention is to provide a su port of this character by means of whic 1 the mail carrier may reach out with a suitable instrument and draw the box over to him without alighting from his wagon, and after depositing or removing the mail from the box, may push the same back to an outof-the-way position. 7

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be described and par ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side veiw of a support constructed in accordance with the invention and showing the same in an extended position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the support in a folded position; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail horizontal sectional view through the lower inner end of the support, the supporting rod and the means for attaching said end of the support to the rod; and Fig. i is a detail perspective view of the lower guide clip detached from the support.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the support which is in the form of lazy-tong levers, the outer one of which is extended and provided with a horizontally projecting arm, 2, on which is formed a box-holding bracket, 3, to which the letter-box, 4, is secured in any suitable manner.

The outer end of one of the inner lazy-tong levers is pivotally connected at its upper end to an attaching clip, 5, which is engaged with the upper end of a supporting rod, 6, having upper and lower laterally bent ends which are secured to a post, 7, or other suitable support, as shown. The clip, 5, is held in engagement with the supporting rod, 6, by means of upper and lower fixed collars, 8, which are rigidly connected to the rod, 6, in any suitable manner. The lower end of the other inner lazy-tong lever is pivotally connected at its lower end to an attaching clip, 9, which is slidably engaged with the rod, 6, and which is provided with an anti-friction bearing roller, 10, adapted to engage with the rod, 6, and thus facilitate the sliding movement of the clip, 9, thereon, whereby when the lazytong arms are extended or folded, the movement of the same will be greatly facilitated. On the rod, 6, adjacent to its lower end is arranged a stop collar, 11, which is engaged by the clip 9 when the support is me folded position and. serves as a stop and rest for the clip, 9, and this end of the support. On the frame, 2, is pivotally connected a sign card or plate, 12, which may be raised and lowered, as shown, to indicate when mail matter has been placed in the box. On the upper end of the supporting rod, 6, is arranged a card holder, 18, for the purpose of displaying advertising cards, said frame being capable of holding the cards in position to display the sign or advertising matter on both sides.

By means of a support such as herein shown and described, the mail carrier aproachin the letter-box may reach out from iis vehicle with a hooked rod or other suitable device and draw the box over to him and after placing the mail matter therein or removing the same therefrom may again push the box back to an oL1t-of-the-way posi tion 'ithout alighting from the vehicle, thus saving a considerable amount of time and labor in the delivery or collection of the mail.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in thevform, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Lettors-Patent, is:

1. In a letter box support, a series of lazytong levers, a supporting arm on the outer end of said levers, a box supporting bracket on said arm, a supporting rod, a clip to connect one end of the inner lazy-tong levers with said rod, a clip to slidably connect the end of the other lever with said rod, and means whereby said latter clip is anti-frictionally engaged with said rod.

2. In a letter boX support, a series of lazytong levers, means to secure a letter boX to the outer end of said levers, a supporting rod, an attaching clip to connect the outer end of one of the inner lazy tong levers with said rod, a clip to slidably connect the outer end of the other inner lever with said rod, and an antifriction roller arranged in said clip to engage said rod, substantially as described.

3. In a letter box support, a series of lazytong levers, a box supporting bracket on the outer end of said levers, a supporting rod, an attaching clip secured to the outer end of one of the inner lazy-tong levers, and engaging with said supporting rod, fixed collars on saidrod above and below said clip, an at caching clip secured to the outer end of the other inner lazy-tong lever and slidably engagged withsaid supporting rod, an anti-frictional bearing roller in said clip to engage said supporting rod, and a stop collar on said rod to limit the downward movement of said clip when said lazy-tong levers are in a folded position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE GREGORY WALLACE. HARRY HART.

Witnesses to the signature of G. G. Wallace:

WILLIAM Ross, HARRY BENDALL. Witnesses to the signature of H. Hart:

HENRY W. SMITH, N. B. Jonnsou. 

